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Auto Credit Based on Formula350's [What If] de Bruyere xC.2-DP
Not my build. I just added some exhaust flames for the engine. The fans compress the air and ignites the fuel? I beleive thqt was the theory. There is no thrust on the jet it is set to zero.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor [What If] de Bruyere xC.2-DP
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 37.9ft (11.6m)
- Length 37.7ft (11.5m)
- Height 14.3ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 3,923lbs (1,779kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,925lbs (2,234kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.684
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.05
- Wing Loading 8.6lbs/ft2 (41.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 575.2ft2 (53.4m2)
- Drag Points 1176
Parts
- Number of Parts 198
- Control Surfaces 12
- Performance Cost 1,064
@STDeath Glad you like it! ^_^
I agree, it's a different feel than a normal Biplane, and handles a lot differently from anything I've built to date. It's slow, and it isn't super capable or agile, but it'd sure make for a great real-life personal plane to just go up to enjoy a cruise. :P
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The next one I'm working on, which does have a "jet" engine, will probably invoke an even more steampunk feel for you. :D
I don't think it'll use a different plane design/layout, but I can't say yet since I haven't gotten into that one. I only had the plan in my head for what's next. The less I have to change, the faster I'll be able to get that completed though, for certain. Which does seem to keep with the old-days of flight: Innovate new stuff around a single testbed once you have something that is known to fly. (Or I guess modern days, again, thanks to SpaceX! As they're doing that with Starship.)
Yes! I forgot about the mass! I thought of it and completely forgot! Thanks, hahaha now I gotta go fix it. I really didn’t want more power for it , I tried it before I set the thrust to 0. It was fun but lost that WWI appeal. I added the flames because it almost has a steampunk like nostalgia to me. I wanted to keep it slow and agile. I love the control surfaces as well. I don’t know, it’s been one of my favorites. Great build!! @Formula350
It does look great with the jet's flame, doesn't it?? :D
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Pretty close in terms of what I was going for: This one that I uploaded, the -DP stands for "Ducted Propellers", and had no actual compressor or inclusion of additionally burned fuel.
HOWEVER, you're not far off because originally that's exactly what I had, was an engine down there instead of the 5 small propellers. My jet's nozzle was extending just out of the rear Inlet, and its
exhaustScalewas set to2.5,2.5,1I just wish that in SP, setting the power to 0, also meant it didn't consume any additional fuel :( I wanted to add a VTOL engine so I could use a thruster in each of the V8's exhaust pipes, but it was a massive drain on the limited fuel it had (and I didn't want to include an infinite fuel supply for immersion sake lol).
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(TIP: Your jet still has its
massScaleset to1, so that throws off the CoM which upsets its flying behavior.)